Fishhook holder



March 13, 1945. v JKE. GROULX 2,371,517

' FISHHOOK HOLDER Filed May 8, 1941 G mvmgsm. BY

A TTORNEY.

' Patented Mar. 13, 1945 2,371,517 rIsrmooK norm a John E. Groulm, Baymy, mar

Application May 8, 1941, Serial No. 392,463 2Claims. (Cl. 43-31) Thisinvention relates to holders for fishhooks' and the like, and moreparticularly to a holder in which a supply of fishhooks can be carriedby the fisherman and arranged in ordered relation.

One of the prime objects of the invention is.

to provide a holder in which a plurality of hooks can be' convenientlycarried either in the fishermans pocket as a single unit, or in abasket, receptacle, or creel.

Another object is to provide a holder having a plurality of pockets anda transparent face so that the hooks may be readily seen, thusfacilitating the selection of thedesired hook.

A further object is to provide a holder which frictionally holds thehooks in position, and which protects and holds the hook eyes so thatthey are not displaced when the holder is inserted or withdrawn from theowners'pocket.

A still further object is to provide a holder in which the hooks can bereadily inserted and from withdrawn, will be found to be entirelysatisfactory.

The sheets 6 and 1 are secured together in.

super-imposed relation by staples, riveting, or

sewing if desired; and in the present instance I have used staplesindicated at 9, these staples bewhich they can be easily withdrawnwithout the hook ends or barbs snagging or catching the material ofwhich the holder is formed.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understoodthat changes may be made in the form, size, proportions and minordetails of construction, without departing from the spirit, orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a face view of a holder showing the hooks in position therein;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;and,

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a different shape.

It will be'understood that the holder can be made up in any desiredshape and in any suitable size to suit the requirements of thefisherman, and in the accompanying drawing I have shown a pair of sheets6 and I respectively, the upper sheet 6 being formed of sheet plastic,Celluloid, or other transparent material, so thatv the I hooks 8 orother holder contents may be readily seen and inspected without removingthem from the holder. The bottom sheet I can also be made of Celluloidor sheet plastic if desired, but this is not necessary as any materialhaving a, hard glazed surface which is not easily snagged or pierced bythe fishhooks, as they are inserted or ing so spaced as to providepockets between them to accommodate the hooks 8, and it will be notedthat the marginal edge ID of the lower sheet 1 extends a predetermineddistance beyond the marginal edge of the upper sheet 6, so that the eyesllof hooks 8 ov'erlie the sheet 1, and butt against the edge of thesheet 6, thus serving as a stop to limit the insertion of the hook, andfurther to position the eye so that it can be readily gripped or engagedby the'thumb or finger for removal when desired, the projecting edgeserving also to protect the hook eye and prevent disarrangement of thehooks when the holder is inserted and/or removed from the fisherman'spocket.

After the sheets 6 and 1 have been assembled and secured together by thestaples, the hooks 8 are inserted, the shape of the lower ends of thehooks'causing the sheets to flex and frictionally hold them in position,and when it is desired to remove a hook, the fisherman merely-grasps theeye of the hook selected and draws it outwardly from between the sheets,the sharp point readily sliding on the hard surfaced Celluloid or otherhard surfaced material. There is no snagging or piercing of the sheets,and little possibility'of snagging the hands of the fisherman due 'tothe fact that the hooks are arranged in ordered relation, and furtherdue to the fact that the hooks can be grasped by the shank only whenremoving them from the holder.

The holder can be readily and conveniently carried in the pocket; thehooks can all be of one size, or assorted as desired; the holder can beeasily and economically manufactured; and

the size and shape can be regulated to suit the requirements of thetrade.

vIn Fig. 3 of the drawing I have shown the sheets 6 and 1 shaped tosimulate a fish, and it I holder comprising two flat sheets of hardflexible material in face engagement with each other throughout theirarea, and securing members attaching said sheets together at transverseand longitudinally spaced points and forming means whereby spaced,substantially parallel hook receiving pockets, open at both ends, areformed when hooks are forced between the sheets between the securingpoints, said flexible sheets flexing outwardly from each othertransversely of the sheets between the securing points to conform to thethicknessof the hooks and to grip the main body of the hook when saidhooks are forced into the pockets.

2. A holder for a plurality of individual fish ment with each other, andstaples for attaching said sheets together at transverse andlongitudinally spaced points, said staples being arranged insubstantially uniform parallel relation, the areas between the rows ofstaples forming hook receiving pockets between the sheets, said flexiblesheets flexing outwardly from each other longitudinally of the sheetsbetween the rows of staples to conform to the thickness of the hook, andfrictionally gripping the body of the hook when said hook is forced intoits pocket, the edge of one sheet extending beyond the marginal edge ofJOHN E. GROULX.

